Title :
C2H2 gas laser inside hollow-core photonic crystal fiber based on population inversion
Author :
Jones, Andrew M. ; Nampoothiri, A. V Vasudevan ; Ratanavis, Amarin ; Kadel, Rajesh ; Wheeler, Natalie V. ; Couny, François ; Benabid, Fetah ; Rudolph, Wolfgang ; Washburn, Brian R. ; Corwin, Kristan L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA
Abstract :
Lasing from population inversion is demonstrated from gas contained in a hollow-core kagome structured photonic crystal fiber. Laser pulses in the mid-IR (3.1-3.2 μm) were generated by optically pumping at λ ~ 1.5 μm.
Keywords :
gas lasers; optical pumping; photonic crystals; gas laser; hollow-core photonic crystal fiber; optical pumping; population inversion; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
